Buddhist Psalms

by S. Yamabe and L. Adams Beck

[1921]

This entry in the Wisdom of the East series consists of a translation
of the Jodo-Wasan, the Psalms of the Pure Land.
This text is by Shinran Shonin, the 10th century Japanese monk who
founded Shin Buddhism, a branch of Pure Land Buddhism.
This is one of the most popular sects of Buddhism in Japan, centering
around devotional practices as the way to enlightenment.